Writing a book review in KS2
A KS2 book review template created by an experienced teacher to help your child create their own book reviews and improve their literacy skills.
How do you write a book review in KS2?
Writing a book review in Key Stage 2 (KS2) involves summarising the book, giving your opinion, and recommending it to others. Teacher's use different methods and prompts to encourage children to build upon their review-writing skills and present their review in a clear and comprehensive format.
What are the four steps to writing a book review in KS2?
- Start with the basics
- Title and author
Encourage your child to begin by stating the title of the book and the author’s name. - Genre
They can mention the type of book it is, like adventure, mystery or fantasy.
- Summarise the story
- Overview
Ask your child to give a brief summary of the story, covering the main characters, setting and key events without giving away the ending or important twists.
- Share their opinion
- Likes and dislikes
Help them talk about what they liked and didn’t like. This could be anything from the storyline and characters to the illustrations and the way the author writes. - Favourite parts
Encourage them to mention their favourite part of the book and why it stood out to them.
- Make a recommendation
- Who would like this book
They can suggest who might enjoy the book, such as children who like exciting adventures or funny stories. - Rating
It’s fun to give the book a rating out of 5 stars to show how much they enjoyed it.
How will this book review template help your KS2 child?
This teacher-created book review template will help your child practise their review writing skills at home. They will be able to use the structure and the prompts within the template to create a book review and build their confidence with this style of activity, which they will almost certainly come across at school.
For more support with KS2 English, check out our hub page, or try a new challenge such as our Year 4 proofreading worksheet.
